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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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